All Praise is due to Allah, Salutations upon His most Perfect, unique, and cream of creations,
the Intercessor of the Sinners, Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam),
upon his family, upon his companions and the righteous servants till Doomsday.

Some people have misunderstood the reality of the Me'raj of Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) due to their lack of knowledge and research. Their ignorance in this field caused more confusion in their hearts because they failed to understand the unique relation between Allah and His Beloved Habeeb (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam). How true is the comment of Sayyid al-Makashifeen Shaykh al-Akbar Muhiyyudeen Ibn Arabi (Alayhir Rahmah) who said that Me'raj is a secret in a secret. One has to have sound knowledge of the Qudrat of Allah and the Station and Status of His August Rasool (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) before commenting on any matter pertaining to them. Due to the lack of this knowledge some people have wrongfully said that Sayyiduna Rasoolullah (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) did not see Allah with his naked eye and also did not proceed to the Divine Arsh on the night of Me'raj. They say that both these things are impossible for any human being to achieve.

Indeed the illustrious Ulama and distinguished Imams of Islam have in their authentic books expressed it in great detail. All these are based on the Ahadith al-Mubarakah. The narrators and presenters are all trustworthy Scholars of Deen. This matter is not something that entertains ones personal opinion. It depends solely on the authenticity of solid proof. Hence, confirmation deplores contradiction. Ignorance does not necessarily reject its reality. If one rejects it, one is in fact a liar and a contradictor of the Deen.

Here are the proofs from Qur'an al-Kareem, Ahadith an-Nabawi (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam), Sayings of the Noble Sahaba and from the writings of great and authentic scholars of Islam that the Messenger of Allah (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) did see ALLAH Almighty with his naked eyes and he also did proceed to the Divine Arsh on the night of Me'raj.

The Holy Qur'an says:

سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الأقْصَى الَّذِي بَارَكْنَا حَوْلَهُ لِنُرِيَهُ مِنْ آيَاتِنَا إِنَّه هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُPurity is to Him Who took His bondman in a part of the night from the Sacred Mosque to the Aqsa Mosque around which We have placed blessings, in order that We may show him Our great signs; indeed he is the listener, the beholder. [Al Isra:1]

Me'raj was done with both body and soul. If a person says that it was only soul who did the Me'raj or it was only a dream then this will be an insignificant charge.

1. If it were so then what would be the evidence of prophet-hood in it?2. How can one name it as a miracle of Prophet (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him)?3. Why did the Mushrikeen-e-Makkah refuse to accept it because everything is possible in dream?4. They actually argue on the possibility of completing a journey of months in little part of night.5. In the above verse the Almighty said, 'carried His bondman' not 'carried His bondman's soul'6. 'Abd' is a composite of both body and soul." [Jami al-Bayan, Mu'assasah ar-Risalah, Vol. 17, Page 350, Verse 17:1]

In Majma' al-Bihaar, the word كفاحا of the above Hadith Shareef is explained as follows:

مجمع البحار كفاحا أي مواجهة ليس بينهما حجاب ولا رسولMajma-ul-Bihaar explains the word كفاحا that Almighty Allah blessed His Beloved with such a Presence and Vision that there were no veils as barriers and no intervention of an Angel. [Majma' al-Bihar (Dar al-Iman - Madinah Munawwarah), Vol. 4, Page 424]

قد اختلف العلماء في الاسراء واحداواسراء مرّة بروحه و بدنه يقظة و مرّة مناما او يقظة بروحه وجسده من المسجد الحرام إلى المسجد الاقصى ثمّ مناما من المسجد الاقصى إلى العرش فالحق انه اسراء واحد بروحه و جسده يقظة في القصّة كلها و إلى هذامذهب الجمهور من علماء المحدّثين و الفقهاءو المتكلّمين There was a difference in opinion amongst the Ulama whether there was one Me'raj or two, one with the body and soul in wakefulness, and the other in a dream or wakefulness from Masjid al-Haraam to Masjid al-Aqsa. Then, from Aqsa in a dream till the Arsh. The truth is that there was one Isra and an entire journey from Masjid al-Haraam to the Arsh was physical and in wakefulness. This is the Madhab of the majority of Ulama, Muhaditheen, Fuqaha and Mutakallimeen. [Mawahibul-Ladunniyya, Vol. 3, Page 7]

A perfect Man is not he who circles the Arsh and whatever it encompasses, namely, the skies, Jannah and Jahannam. But, a perfect Man is he, whose vision surpasses all these dimensions and sees and appreciates the Glory of the Creator, of all these dimensions. [Imam Abdul Wahhab Sha'raani Alayhir Rahmah]

Sayyid al-Alameen (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) was blessed with exclusive gifts and secrets and passed all the heights without any hindrance. Without doubt, this goes to say that the Master (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) traveled the secret and timeless regions alone to the Divine Presence and met and saw Allah. [Al-Kawakib ad-Durriya, Page 44-46]